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Air Canada admits it violated disability regulations in case of B.C. man

Air Canada admits it violated disability regulations in case of B.C. man

VANCOUVER — Air Canada has acknowledged it violated Canadian disability regulations and apologized to a British Columbia man who uses a wheelchair, after he was forced to drag himself off a flight in Las Vegas this summer.
Alberta would need to negotiate international agreements if it quits CPP: Freeland

Alberta would need to negotiate international agreements if it quits CPP: Freeland

OTTAWA — Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says if Alberta were to quit the Canada Pension Plan it would require a "complex and multi-year process" of negotiating international social security agreements to deal with contributors who work ab
Safe supply supporters march after arrests of Vancouver drug activists

Safe supply supporters march after arrests of Vancouver drug activists

VANCOUVER — Activist and podcaster Garth Mullins has been advocating for safe supply of illegal drugs for years, but says he started feeling a "moral panic brewing" recently against the idea.
Lonely garage hours pay off for Canada's Laos-Loo at Pan American Games

Lonely garage hours pay off for Canada's Laos-Loo at Pan American Games

SANTIAGO, Chile — When Claudia Laos-Loo tells people she competes in kata, she's prepared for "what's that?" and "why do you scream?" The 26-year-old martial artist from Surrey, B.C.
Turpel-Lafond removed from Order of Canada after Indigenous identity discredited

Turpel-Lafond removed from Order of Canada after Indigenous identity discredited

OTTAWA — Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, a high-profile former judge whose claims to Indigenous identity have been discredited, is no longer a member of the Order of Canada.
Supreme Court rules mandatory minimum sentences for child luring are unconstitutional

Supreme Court rules mandatory minimum sentences for child luring are unconstitutional

OTTAWA — Canada's top court has ruled that applying mandatory minimum sentences to the offence of child luring is unconstitutional.
Familiar foes Alouettes, Ticats ready for 'cat-and-mouse' game in East semifinal

Familiar foes Alouettes, Ticats ready for 'cat-and-mouse' game in East semifinal

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats should know each other inside and out by now.
Conservation deal aims to protect 30 per cent of B.C. land by 2030

Conservation deal aims to protect 30 per cent of B.C. land by 2030

Canada's greatest ally in the fight against climate change is nature itself, federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Friday, after signing a $1.1 billion deal with British Columbia and Indigenous leaders to protect 30 per cent of B.
Pushers and flyers: New acrobatic routine gives Canada's artistic swimmers airtime

Pushers and flyers: New acrobatic routine gives Canada's artistic swimmers airtime

SANTIAGO, Chile — Raphaelle Plante didn't have previous experience in gymnastics or diving, but the athlete does both when her Canadian teammates catapult her out of the water and into the air.
Man grabbed officer's gun before deadly shooting in Saskatchewan: police watchdog

Man grabbed officer's gun before deadly shooting in Saskatchewan: police watchdog

ESTEVAN, Sask. — Saskatchewan's police watchdog says a 19-year-old man grabbed an officer's gun while he was getting his arrest photo taken, and an officer was shot and wounded.
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